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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Super Micro co-founder indicted on Nvidia smuggling into PRC charges leaves board
2026-03-21
[CNBC]
  • Super Micro Computer said Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, a co-founder, has resigned from the server maker’s board after he was indicted in the U.S.

  • Prosecutors indicted Liaw on allegations of smuggling equipment containing Nvidia artificial intelligence chips into China.

  • Super Micro shares plunged 33% on Friday.

According to the indictment, a Southeast Asian company, acting as a middleman, compiled fake paperwork to appear as if it would be using the servers. It had a separate logistics firm repackage the servers to conceal them before going to China.

The defendants tried to fool the server company’s compliance team with “dummy” servers at the Southeast Asian company’s storage facilities, while the real servers had already been forwarded to China, according to the indictment. They pressured the compliance team into approving shipments, and also allegedly employed “dummy” servers during a visit from a U.S. export control officer.


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